Veterans Day 5K Run/1 Mile Walk
- Date Sat 8th November 2025
- Time 8:00AM EST
- Location Saint Simons Island, Georgia
- Price $35.00
- Races 2 races
- Distances 5km, 1 Mile
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Join us for the heartfelt Veterans Day 5K Run and 1 Mile Walk on Saturday, November 8th, 2025, starting at 8:00 a.m. on beautiful St. Simons Island, Glynn. This uplifting event is not just a race; it's a powerful initiative aimed at honoring our veterans and addressing the critical issue of veteran suicide. With 22 veterans tragically taking their own lives every day, this event serves as a rallying point for communities to come together in support of those who have sacrificed so much for our freedom.
Participants can choose to run the 5K or take part in the 1 Mile Walk, with registration fees of $35 for adults and just $20 for children under 12, ensuring everyone can participate in this noble cause. All funds raised will benefit local combat-injured veterans, providing them with essential healing programs, including the therapeutic benefits of golf. Don’t miss your chance to make a difference while enjoying a day of camaraderie and support. Mark your calendars for this significant day, and let’s work together to help our heroes find peace and purpose.
Participants can choose to run the 5K or take part in the 1 Mile Walk, with registration fees of $35 for adults and just $20 for children under 12, ensuring everyone can participate in this noble cause. All funds raised will benefit local combat-injured veterans, providing them with essential healing programs, including the therapeutic benefits of golf. Don’t miss your chance to make a difference while enjoying a day of camaraderie and support. Mark your calendars for this significant day, and let’s work together to help our heroes find peace and purpose.
Organiser's Description
Join Us in the Fight to Save Veteran Lives
On Saturday, November 8th, 2025, at 8:00 a.m., we urge you and your family to stand with us at the Veterans Day 5K Run / 1 Mile Walka powerful event dedicated to honoring our heroes and confronting a crisis we can no longer ignore.
22 VETERANS DIE BY SUICIDE EVERY SINGLE DAY.
This heartbreaking and staggering number has become a cry for advocates across the nationcalling urgent attention to the epidemic of suicide among our veterans, especially U.S. combat-injured service members who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan.
These are not just statistics. They are lives lostparents, children, siblings, and friends who survived war zones but never found peace at home. Many return bearing the weight of visible and invisible wounds: loss of limbs, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).
Fairways for Freedom, in partnership with SSI VFW Post 4092, is taking action. All funds raised from this event will directly support local combat-injured veteransproviding them with innovative, holistic healing programs, including the therapeutic power of golf, to help them rebuild their lives and reintegrate into society with dignity and purpose.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
* $35 entry fee 5K Race (T-shirt, medal and swag bag)
* $35 entry fee 1 Mile walk (T-shirt, medal and swag bag)
* $20 for children under 12 (swag bag and participation ribbon)
* 100% of entry fees and donations go directly to Fairways for Freedom
* Registration received before October 8th, 2025, will be guaranteed a T-shirt.
* Registration will close Saturday, November 8th @ 7:45 am
LOCATION:
Saint Simons Island, GA 31522
RACE DAY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
* 7:00 am Race Day - Registration Opens Electronic Reg only (no cash)/ Packet Pick Up
* 7:45 am Race Day - Registration Closes
* 7:45 am Welcome Message
* 7:55 am National Anthem
* 8:00 am Race Start Time
* 9:00 am Awards (categories announced soon)
PRE-REGISTRATION PACKET PICK UP:
* Monday, November 3, through Friday, November 7, Game Changers, 262 Redfern Village, SSI, GA, during business hours
* Saturday, November 8th, 7:00 am to 7:45 am, Race location - registration table.
VOLUNTEER needed for this event: (NHS hours credited)
* Contact Tracy LaRosa at [email protected]
RACE START/FINISH LOCATION:
* 8:00 am
BECOME A SPONSOR:
For more information on how to become a sponsor, contact David Ulrich [email protected]
_THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS_
GNATS LANDING
BIG SPLASH
LOKEY ASSET MANAGEMENT OF RAYMOND JAMES
MARGARET MAESTAS
KING'S COLONIAL FORD
THE CADDYSHACK
THE CLUB
SHADY BEACH RENTALS SSI
SAINT SIMONS ISLAND CARS & CLASSICS
VYSTAR CREDIT UNION
On Saturday, November 8th, 2025, at 8:00 a.m., we urge you and your family to stand with us at the Veterans Day 5K Run / 1 Mile Walka powerful event dedicated to honoring our heroes and confronting a crisis we can no longer ignore.
22 VETERANS DIE BY SUICIDE EVERY SINGLE DAY.
This heartbreaking and staggering number has become a cry for advocates across the nationcalling urgent attention to the epidemic of suicide among our veterans, especially U.S. combat-injured service members who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan.
These are not just statistics. They are lives lostparents, children, siblings, and friends who survived war zones but never found peace at home. Many return bearing the weight of visible and invisible wounds: loss of limbs, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).
Fairways for Freedom, in partnership with SSI VFW Post 4092, is taking action. All funds raised from this event will directly support local combat-injured veteransproviding them with innovative, holistic healing programs, including the therapeutic power of golf, to help them rebuild their lives and reintegrate into society with dignity and purpose.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
* $35 entry fee 5K Race (T-shirt, medal and swag bag)
* $35 entry fee 1 Mile walk (T-shirt, medal and swag bag)
* $20 for children under 12 (swag bag and participation ribbon)
* 100% of entry fees and donations go directly to Fairways for Freedom
* Registration received before October 8th, 2025, will be guaranteed a T-shirt.
* Registration will close Saturday, November 8th @ 7:45 am
LOCATION:
Saint Simons Island, GA 31522
RACE DAY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
* 7:00 am Race Day - Registration Opens Electronic Reg only (no cash)/ Packet Pick Up
* 7:45 am Race Day - Registration Closes
* 7:45 am Welcome Message
* 7:55 am National Anthem
* 8:00 am Race Start Time
* 9:00 am Awards (categories announced soon)
PRE-REGISTRATION PACKET PICK UP:
* Monday, November 3, through Friday, November 7, Game Changers, 262 Redfern Village, SSI, GA, during business hours
* Saturday, November 8th, 7:00 am to 7:45 am, Race location - registration table.
VOLUNTEER needed for this event: (NHS hours credited)
* Contact Tracy LaRosa at [email protected]
RACE START/FINISH LOCATION:
* 8:00 am
BECOME A SPONSOR:
For more information on how to become a sponsor, contact David Ulrich [email protected]
_THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS_
GNATS LANDING
BIG SPLASH
LOKEY ASSET MANAGEMENT OF RAYMOND JAMES
MARGARET MAESTAS
KING'S COLONIAL FORD
THE CADDYSHACK
THE CLUB
SHADY BEACH RENTALS SSI
SAINT SIMONS ISLAND CARS & CLASSICS
VYSTAR CREDIT UNION
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